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Alben William Barkley ( / ˈbɑːrkli /; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative.
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Alben William Barkley (* 24. November 1877 bei Lowes, Graves County, Kentucky; † 30. April 1956 in Lexington, Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1949 bis 1953 der 35. Vizepräsident der Vereinigten Staaten während der zweiten Amtszeit von Präsident Harry S. Truman.
Alben W. Barkley was the 35th vice president of the United States (1949–53) in the Democratic administration of President Harry S. Truman. He was one of the chief architects of the New Deal in the 1930s and a major symbol of Democratic Party continuity as a member of Congress for almost 40 years.
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Learn about the life and career of Alben W. Barkley, the oldest man ever to become vice president of the United States. He served under Harry Truman and was a loyal ally of Franklin Roosevelt, but also had a contentious relationship with both presidents.
Alben W. Barkley: The Farmer's Son. by James K. Libbey. Alben W. Barkley experienced one of the more extraordi. nary and extended careers ever witnessed in American poli. tics. In the half-century after he won the Democratic primary for the post of county attorney in 1905, the Kentuckian served.
Alben Barkley: A Featured Biography. Born to tenant tobacco farmers in 1877, Alben Barkley 's political views were shaped in part by his impoverished upbringing. As a member of the House of Representatives, he established a reputation as a Wilson Democrat with strong party loyalties.
Alben William Barkley wurde am 24. Nov. 1877 als Sohn eines Farmers in Graves County im Staate Kentucky geboren. Das Geld für sein Jurastddium auf der Staatsuniversität von Virginia verdiente er sich als Kellner und Ofenheizer seiner Mitstudenten, erhielt mit 24 Jahren die Zulassung und liess sich im selben Jahr in Paducah als Anwalt nieder ...
